I'm an agnostic so i get the best of both worlds. I was raised Roman Catholic. It was great fun! My little sister and i had all sorts of high-jinks in church. My dad sang in the choir and at Christmas they put on a rousing show!

I think religion is a great creation of humans. It has a lot to say about what it means to be human. The idea of God exists in every human society in one form or other, no matter how isolated they are. It's an archetype.

In my teens i was an atheist.

Now i'm middle-aged and i just plain like the idea of God and i like religion. I want to believe. So i allow myself to conclude that i just don't know and i will take whatever is useful for me.

I've had religious manias a couple times and really enjoyed myself! Once i went to church three times in one week! I like going to the children's mass early on Saturday morning. It moves me to tears to see the little ones parade up the center aisle in the entrance procession, carrying colorful standards with doves and trailing crepe on them!

Just in the Spring when i'm hypomanic tho. The rest of the year i'm in bed. I'm usually at church for the Easter celebrations -- the most joyous time of year for Roman Catholics. My mood jibes well with the religious calendar!